I'd appreciate any feedback about my new (2nd) youtube video. It's my attempt at 'Help Me'. A song that every blues harmonica player should be able to play (IMO)
Thanks
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Last Edited by on Aug 22, 2011 9:56 AM
Nice work! You've got most of Sonny Boy's licks down and sound good for the time you've been playing.
My suggestion is for the delivery, both vocals and riffs/solo is to lay back a little more behind the beat, a bit more pause befor you deliver it.
When you listen to SB II's delivery, and blues in general, licks and vocals sort of start a little late and "catch up" in time for the next line, at least that's how I describe it.
That quality creates a lot of the mood and tension and emotion of the Blues.
My only complaint is that you didn't fade out at the end. ;-)
EXCELLENT job, really. I think your tone is fine. If you want to perhaps deepen it, you can try dropping your jaw a bit more while you play to open up your resonating chamber a bit.
I wouldn't worry too much about emulating SBW2's swagger and singing style-that would require copious amounts of alcohol...unless, of course, you want to. ---------- Todd L. Greene
"I wouldn't worry too much about emulating SBW2's swagger and singing style-that would require copious amounts of alcohol...unless, of course, you want to."
LMAO!
@MagicNick: Your harpin' sounds great man! ----------
Nick , I think you did a great job . Your singing is not as bad as you think , I actually think you can sing , the problem is that you try to fill with the harp all the gaps and sometimes you don't finish the singing part ,you are thinking ahead of what is next , which is very distracting , for your singing , and it's even more distracting having that camera staring at you.
I would really like to hear a version of the song recorded just the audio , record the vocals first ( tacking your time) and than add the harp after. I think you will hear a big difference.
Nick , are you Tongue blocking?
ps: you sent me an invitation to add it as a reply to my video , but I cannot find it anymore, did you withdraw it somehow? ---------- Free video harp tabs and backing tracks
@Sorin, I know exactly what you mean about 'filling the gaps'. In my experience as a harmonica player, when you are learning a song you often play alone without any accompanyment and as a result you feel the need to play more than is necessary. This is what happened to me as I was learning 'Help Me'.
Yes I am tongue blocking. Probably I tongue block about 90% of the time.
I'll try to add the video response thing again
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Nice run MagicNick. Am now a "follower" of yours and went right out got the backing track from Sorin. Great B-T Sorin. Thanks. --------- Twitter ~ BossoBrewingCo
WOW!!! Super job. Clearly you werent trying to sound, vocally, like SB and it worked for me. Im learning this tune now and I hope to gain your proficiency. Thanks for sharing. ---------- "If you dont go within, you go without."
